In 2012, the school acquired the Marylebone Town Hall and spent £60 million to refurbish it with the objective of expanding its teaching facilities by 70% - the new building is called The Sammy Ofer Centre.
[5] In 2017, it was announced that LBS had also acquired the site of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists,[6] who vacated the building in November 2019.
The same year, a full-time MSc degree was also launched, with Sheila Cross enrolling as the School's first female student.
The first doctoral programme was established in 1969 and in 1970 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the School's Regent's Park campus.
In 1992, the School was given the Queen's Award for Export in recognition of providing educational services to managers and companies worldwide.
In 2012, the school acquired Marylebone Town Hall and restored it with the objective of expanding its teaching facilities by 70 per cent.
[10] In 2016, LBS launched a new programme, the Masters in Financial Analysis, aimed at recent graduates who wish to pursue a career in finance, and acquired the lease of the neighbouring building of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaenocologists, which it will occupy in 2020.
[13] In January 2024, it was announced[14] that the Russian economist Sergei Guriev, previously the provost of the Institut d’études politiques in Paris (Sciences Po) would take over from Ortalo-Magné at the beginning of the 2024/2025 academic year, also joining the university's faculty[15] as a professor of Economics.
[17] The business school has redeveloped the Marylebone Town Hall into classrooms and offices at the Sammy Ofer Centre.
[18] List of the Deans from 1965 to today:[19] The school's flagship programme is its full-time 15–21-month Master of Business Administration degree.
Beyond academics, the school puts an emphasis on personal and professional development including leadership, global awareness, and business skill building.
The Masters in Financial Analysis is the most recent programme offered by the London Business School, starting in September 2016 and consists of 12 months of courses.
The programme targets recent graduates with less than a year of work experience who plan to start a career in finance, typically as an analyst in an investment bank or in consulting.
[23] The programme includes a business immersion week within a company (Google, Deloitte, CNN, Accenture, Blackrock etc.)